Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.
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When Washoe, the first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker's baby had died, she signed "CRY."
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Alligators can live up to 100 years.
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In 1955, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset with their government that they elected a rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest, with over 100,000 votes.
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All pandas are ‘owned’ by China. They rent them out to zoos for $1mil/year each with minimum of 10 years.
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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